Gender health Archives - Page 5 of 35 - North Carolina Health News

Dozens of advocates in colorful clothing with many holding signs reading "equality now" and "stop attacking trans youth" pose for a picture in front of the NC General Assembly building.

State Health Policy

This week at the NC General Assembly: Reproductive health, nursing practice scope, paid family leave and more

by Grace Vitaglione and Rachel Crumpler March 28, 2025April 3, 2025

shows a Black woman sitting at a desk with several monitors. She's the person who oversees maternal health for the state of North Carolina.

Too costly to keep, but too important to lose. Solving paradox of NC rural women’s health services

by Carolina Public Press March 23, 2025March 23, 2025

shows a hospital building in the distance. There's a road leading to it with a chain across the road and a sign hanging from the chain that reads: Martin General Hospital and the emergency department are closed.

Financial pressures prompt women’s services cuts at NC rural hospitals

by Carolina Public Press March 19, 2025

Woman wearing a blue T-shirt with the words My Immune System Has Chose The Dark Side is hooked up to intravenous tubes in a health care clinic receiving treatment for pemphigus, an autoimmune condition that first presented with painful blisters and open sores in her mouth. Her medical odyssey illustrates the connection between oral and systemic health and dermatology.

Unraveling an oral health mystery leads to rare autoimmune diagnosis

by Anne Blythe March 12, 2025March 14, 2025

There are two close-up photos side by side that show hair straightening devices being used.

Environmental Health

Toxic trends: How Black beauty products may be harming consumers

by Will Atwater February 26, 2025

a person holding a hand in front of their face with a transgender flag painted on the palm of the hand

Trump’s executive orders spark anxiety among NC’s transgender, nonbinary community

by Rachel Crumpler February 13, 2025April 1, 2025